Echeveria

A stemless, star-shaped rosette of fat leaves this relative of the Houseleek was introduced from Mexico. Awarded a RHS AGM it has pink-red & yellow flowers that appear in summer.

Planning

Difficulty

Easy

Flowering time

Summer

Fruiting time

Autumn

Harvesting

Generally not harvested

Propagation

Seed

Sown at 15 - 18ºC in early spring

Notes

Separate plantlets that have started to developed roots or take leaves from the base of the plant in spring & leave to callus over for a few days before placing on the surface of a tray of cactus compost topped with grit & place in a warm position with good light keeping the soil slightly moist.